A detective leaves the force to take over the family business as an undertaker at the same time as he is being investigated for murder. His close encounters with corpses and his earlier police training lead him to see things some of his ex-colleagues miss and he investigates the crimes he encounters in an unofficial capacity often to the dismay of the official police.

For Sandra, a woman in her late teens, life is wonderful. She has recently fallen in love with Daniel, a member of the group of young men she hangs around with frequently. Daniel is flattered by Sandra's affection for him and they begin to spend more time together, apart from the rest of the gang. Their relationship remains diffuse and directionless, provoking tension and threatening to cause a schism within the group.

The story of Katharina Walser. She arrives in Switzerland in the 1930s as a waitress, full of hope that she will find true life and happiness here. When she falls in love with Tannbühler Tres and moves in with him, her dream seems to come true for the time being.

August 1st in Zurich. An unbearably hot day. While many are celebrating the Swiss national holiday, five individual fates take their course: 1. As a symbol against capitalism in Switzerland, Vinc is planning an attack in the city centre. 2. Tibetan descendent Sonam is struggling to settle into her new job as a police officer – worse still, she makes a major mistake during her first operation. 3. Hunter Edi’s status quo is unbalanced when a financial predicament puts his morals to the test. 4. Young Ukrainian Sonja arrives in Zurich full of hope to surprise the love of her life – but she is in for an even bigger surprise. 5. Chilean Javier no longer feels at home in Switzerland and decides to return – with his daughter, but without her mother’s knowledge – to his motherland.

Polo is supposed to transport a suitcase full of jewels across the border as a courier—a job he has done a thousand times before. But this time, something goes wrong. Other crooks are hot on Polo's heels. He is kidnapped and forced to hand over the suitcase. In the end, Polo lies on the ground, bleeding to death. Finally, he has time to think about what he did wrong. Hoping to find the reasons for his failure, he reviews the story once again.